"I was gonna get tomatoes thrown at me in the UK if I didn’t say I had a crush on one of them. So I just had to pick one… I’ve heard a lot of gay boys talk about Zayn so that’s howI know what he looks like."

Miley went on to praise Malik - who dresses as a woman in One Direction's new video for single Best Song Ever - stating: "He’s got great hair! One of my best gay friends has him as his background on his phone, so that’s how I know who he is."